CHRIS BOULTON

PHOTOGRAPHER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR / FILM MAKER

“It’s photography with soul - well that’s how I describe your work to others. It goes in the face of soulless stock imagery”

- Amanda H

A young boy with light hair sits on a sandy beach eating a banana and holding a paper cup, with a scenic ocean and hills in the background.

This is a picture of me sat on a beach in Hong Kong aged two. You can tell by my expression that I am obsessing over the flavour of the ice lolly, does it offset the flavour of my drink nicely? Does it work? The little things, they matter right? My partner would say that I’m high maintenance. I say, I know what I like.

I haven’t changed much.

As a photographer I like underdogs and triers and I like to make hero’s of them in my images. I like to make pictures that viewers can see something of themselves in. I’m interested in community, how our environment shapes us, our connection to the landscape. Story. People.

Heritage and rebellion in equal measures.

I travel widely but like my own bed.

Oh, and I’m easy to work with (apparently).

Thanks

Chris

Finalist, Shot Up North | 2025 & 2026

Close-up of the red logo SUN - the Shot Up North logo.